Sentence examples for the meltdowns from inspiring English sources
noun
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
- Four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding.
A lack of teamwork among medical staff members contributed to the meltdowns, according to the report.
Experts still suspect that the quake, not the tsunami, may have set off the meltdowns.
The meltdowns that defined Burnett's 2010 season have dwindled, replaced by consistency and occasional reliability.
More than 100,000 people fled their homes after the meltdowns at Fukushima.
The meltdowns were quickly brushed off today, and so was the frustration.
The public has been worried about safety after the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Because of such measures, the health consequences of the meltdowns will likely be far smaller than the public imagines.
The meltdowns of recognizable public figures are fodder for two fizzy comic novels, each with a high-profile heroine.
Even if workers had realized that the emergency cooling system was not working, they might not have been able to prevent the meltdowns.
The World Health Organization releases a preliminary estimate of the radiation doses received by the public during the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan.
Since the meltdowns, her relatives had pleaded with her to return to the city, but she had decided to stay in a borrowed house only forty minutes away.
